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STABBED TO THE HEART.
Murdered as He Sat Drinking Wine


CHICAGO, January 26.-Early this morn
ing John Watts, well-known character,
entered George Wilson's liquor store,
corner of South Water and Clark streets,
accompanied by male companion and
two women. The quartette entered a
wine room in the rear. Shortly after
wards three men entered the saloon. One
had a badly bruised face and eye. This
one listened at the door of the wine
room, and then, turning TO his COM
panions, said: Now, Pm going to do
him." With that he drew long dirk
from his pocket and stepped hastily to
the wine room door Pushing it open, he
saw John Watts sitting with his back to
him and, without a word of warning, the
murderer bent over the unsuspecting
mans shoulder and plunged the dagger
up to the hilt into his heart.
Jerking his bloody weapon out, he ran
through the side door, followed by his
chums, and escaped. Watts rolled from
his chair with wine glass still clutched
between his fingers, and died in few
minutes. His friend left the saloon with
out waiting for developments, but the
women were taken by the Harrison street
patrol and locked in "a cell at the armory,
where they are playing DRINK and feign-
ing entire ignorance of the matter. De
tectives have been detailed to capture the
man with a black eve and his compan-
ions 1t is believed they formed a con-
spiracy and followed the murdered man
with the intention of killing him. 1t is
stated that Watts had just returned from
ball, where he had quarrel with the
man who murdered him. The quarrel
was over woman.
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The Hudson's Bay Railroad.

CHICAGO, January ga special from
Winnipeg, Man, says: Hugh Sutherland,
president of the Hudson's Bay road, run
ming from here to Hudson's bay, an
nounced last night that the company
would spend S4OO0,0OO the coming year
in construction. The company is having
three ships built at New Castle-on-Tyne,
for navigation on Hudsons bay. He
promised that the road would be com
peted in two years time.
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years later, in 1869, ho was sent to congress,
where he remained until 1879, serving five
successive terms. In 1881 ho was chosen
United States senator, and will now succeed
himself for the second term. lie was ap-
pointed postmaster general by President
Grant but he declined the position. Presl-
dent Hayes rendered him a position IN his
cabinet, which he also declined, preferring to
give his services entirely to his native state,
and it is for this attachment TO their inter
ests that the people Of Maine again honor
him
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Swedish Iron.

a Swedish authority states that Swedish
iron has almost lost its place in the English
market. Hardwarcs exported to that couii-
Try are being returned unsoid, even though
offered at tho very lowest prices. The East
Indian market is almost Us completely closed
against Sweden, and such sales as have been
made there have been effected at a ruinous
Philadelphia Cell.
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ST. PAUL, January ga special from
Spokane Falls, Washington Territory, to
the Pioneer Press, says 1t is said that ter
rible suffering exists on the Colville re-
servation, eighty miles north, smallpox
having broken out in the tribe with great
fatality. Deep snow has prevented hunt
ing, and government supplies have been
inadequate.
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time. At the age Of 81 he went west, set
Ting in Wisconsin. Having but $4,000 he
failed TO make brilliant success
at farming, and turued bis atten-
tion 70 numbering He frs took
contract, then rented, and finally purchased,
a sawmill at Algoma, now the city Of Osh-
kosh This enterprise proved a decided sue
cess, and Mr.. Sawyer has long been recl,oned
among the solid men of Wisconsin. His po-
litical life began in ;he common council Of
Oshkosh, and in 1851, and again IN 1861, he
was elected a member OF the state legislature.
For two years he was mayor. In 1862, he was
invited to become candidate for congress, but
declined, because of pressing business, TO run.
Two years later he decided to run and was
elected. He continued n mepber of congress
until 1915, when he refused TO be- a candidate
for reelection. He was elected to the senate in
1880, and his reelection 10y the Republican
party is evidence that his course has been
satisfactory 10 his constituents.
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ONE CENT.
An Alleged Fraudulent Failure.

CHICAGO, January 26.-An omnibus
bill has been filed in the Superior Court
on behalf of numerous creditors of the
Chicago Drug and Chemical Company
which failed lately, against the company
and others, to set aside number OF con
fessions against the company. Ii Is
charged that the confessions Of judgment
were given without any consideration for
the purpose of defrauding the general
creditors
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BY TELEGRAPH.
HAPPENINGS AT HOME AND ABROAD
AS SENT OVER THE WIRES.

The Hudson's Bay Railroad-Gen. stones
Funeral-An Alleged Fraudulent Fail
ure-Indians Suffering-Crime I'm Dan
vilIe-Iowa Brewers Give In-Weather
Indications-Cardina Gibbons Depar-
ture-&c., &c.
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The Iowa brewers Give In.

CHICAGO, January ga special from
Des Moines, Iowa, says: The brewers
have again closed their retail bars, having
discovered that while State could not
interfere in cause that had been trans
ferred to the Federal court there was
nothing to prevent its beginning another
cause like it So every glass of beer sold
was claimed to be new oifense and
ground for new action by the State.
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pearance; he is APP
paroutly in his
prime. Mr. Hale
is anative Of Maine.
He promised well in
bis youth, being ad-
mitted TO the bar
on reaching his ma
jority. lie rose
rapidly in his pro
fession, and was for
nine years a county
attorney At the
age OF 81 he was
elected TO the state
legislature, and two
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Weather Indications.

WASHINGTON, January 2S.-Indications-
for Virginia for the next twenty-fo1r
hours, commencing at 6 pm: For Vir-
ginia, colder, northwesterly winds, and
rain or snow.
Cold wave coming. The temperature
will probably fall 150 to 800 in the next
thirty hours.
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Crime In Danville.

DANvILLE, VA, January 26-George
Dallas, a negro, in moment of passion
and brutal mania, whipped to death col
ored boy aged thirteen, near Kentuck, in
this county. Dallas was arrested and
lodged in Chatham Jail.
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No Reason to be Mad.

Some persons appear to be getting excited
over the question: "Was Hamlet mad"'
Why in the dicker5 should he have been mad?
He never saw Nineteenth century barn
stormer" trying to Interpret his character.
Such a spectacle would have male him as
mad as a baldheaded hornet. .-Norristowp
Herald
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Swept Overheard and Drowned.

ST. JONI, n. b., January 26.-The
schooner ST. John, which sailed for Rio
Janiero Saturday last, arrived back yes
terday. She reports that on Saturday
evening, when OIL Point LePreaux, David
Mcdonald, the first mate, was swept
overheard by heavy sea and drowned
After losing part of her deck load, the
vessel ran for Beaver harbor, reaching
there Monday night.
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tor. Away back
in 1S4S he was
elected TO the Mas
sachusetts 10 W CT
house. lie was then
80 years of aSe,
his birth taking
place at Cumming
ton, Mass, in 1916.
This town will ever
be famous as the
birthplace of VIII
liam Cullen Bryant, ,
though Bryant was
20 years old and
about leaving his
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Massachusetts senator-eIect.

Few men in public life have had such a
continuous appreciation Of their public SER
vices by their constituents as has been en-
joyed by Henry L. Dawes, of Massachusetts.
For nearly forty years ho has been leGisla-
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FROM WASHINGTON.
Interesting Incidents and Gossip.
XIIXth CONGRESS.
Senate.

WASHINGTON, January 26.-Among the
bills reported and placed on the calendar
were one by Mr.. Miller, from the Com
mittee on Agriculture, creating depart
ment Of the Government TO be known as
the Department of Agriculture; one by
Mr. Sewell, from the Committee On the
Library, for the completion OF the monu-
ment to Mary, the mother of Washington;
one by Mr.. Eustis, from the Committee on
Epidemic Diseases, authorizing the re-
moval of the quarantine station from Snip
Island, Miss.
Messrs. Hoar, Frye, and Pugh were ap-
pointed committee of conference on the
act relating to contested elections.
Mr.. Hoar offered an amendment to the
rules reading: "As soon as quorum
shall appear prayer shall be offered by
the chaplain and the journal shall be then
read" He said that the object of the
proposed change was to secure the pres
ence of a quorum of the Senate before
prayer is offered by the chaplain. If the
Senate proposed to continue an EXPIRES
sion of reverence to the Creator of the
universe and of public dependence on
that Power for guidance and support, 1t
should be done decently and with deco
rum. The spectacle Of divine service in
the Senate chamber with only one, two
or three Senators present ought not longer
to be continued. Referred to the Com
mittee on Rules.
The Speaker laid before the House a
letter from the Secretary of the Treasury
submitting the estimates of the Secretary
of the Interior of appropriation to meet
the expenditures required by the Mexican
pension bills. Referred The Secretary
of the Interior estimates that 1868, lO4
will be required for the first yearly pay
ment of pensions, and asks for the appro-
priation of $257 600 for the increase OF
the clerical force.
The Senate Fisheries bill having been
laid before the House, on motion OF Mr.
Belmont, it was referred to the Com
mite on Foreign Affairs, and leave grant
ed that committee TO report at any time.
The granting Of leave to report at any
time required unanimous consent, but
there was apparently no disposition on
the part of any member to make an OBJ
lection As it has been frequently held
that the right to report at any time car
ries with ii the right Of immediate con.
sideration, the bill will have the right OF
way in the House as soon as it has been
passed upon by the committee.
Mr.. Bragg submitted the conference re-
port upon the army appropriation bill,
and it was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Catchings, Of Mis-
sissippi bill was passed providing for
the holding of terms of the United States
Courts at Vicksburg, Miss.
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SenatOr From Wisconsin.

Philetus Sawyer, elected TO tho senate from
Wisconsin to succeed himself, i, a native Of
Vermont, in which stale ho was born, Sept
81. 1916 His father combined farm
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ing with black
5 N hing, an d
y oung Philetus
early learned TO
work wilh bis own
hands. 80 hen lie
was but a year old
the family removed
to Essex county,
Ncw York state,
aud his youthful
years were passed
in the AdriOndacks.
When he was II
years old he became
master Of his own
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FINANCIAL
Reported by G. W. Branch & Co., bankers,
and brokers, No. I'LL Main street.
New York Stock Market
REXIEW.

NEW YORK, January 6.-0ur market
opened extremely dull, and the bears took.
advantage ofthis to raid the market freely,
but the recovering was a quick one only,
however, to be followed by another dull
period and another selling movement. 1t
has been a see-saw market all day and desti-
tute of any outside feature of interest, the
public being apparently apathetic and the
majority of dealings arising from the trans
who are generally the heaviest. Prices sold
down during the last hour, but we cannot
discover long stocks coming to any extent,
and we are still inclined to believe that Judi
cious purchases on any decline will be re-
munerative. Foreign exchange rather easier
and in less demand. The market closed dub
and steady; money, 5 per cent.
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THE NEXT SENATE.
SOME OF THE SUCCESSFUL SENA-
TORlAL ASPlRANTS.

Records Worth Reading-Nen Who from
Lowly Station Have Earned tho High
est Honors In the Gift of Their Re-
spective States.
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Eugene Hale has been reelected to repre-
sent the pine Tree" state in the senate for
the next SIX years. He has just passed bis
50th year, but does not belio his name in ap-
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-01-27

DR.. George l.. Miller, OF Omaha, is said
to have been sent 10 Mexico on a secret
State Department mission.
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HAY. GRAIN. AND MILL-FEED.

/ take pleasure in announcing 70 my frehds
and the public generally that have opened
FEED STORE at No. 426 NORTH SlAIH
STREET. NEAR CLAY that Will keep con
stantly on handa full line OF first class goods
such as BALED HAY, SHUCkS, STRAW, q,
SC. &c; GRAIN, ,MILL-STUFFS and CHlCK-
EN-FEED.
/ hope by strict attention 10 business 10
merit VOur patronage. and respectfully solicit
the same. Orders by telephone (No. 5o2)'
postal. or otherwise Will receive prompt at
tentiOn.
WALTER j. TODD.
am now unloading IA lot OF CHOICE
GREEN CURED CLOVER HAY, 10 which !
invite the inspection of owners OF COWS ana
dairymen II you want 10 see something rc'u
nice. come and look at IT. ~ , on, ,,,, ~,
have now in stock a CHOICE LOT OF NJ
/ TIMOTHY and CLOVER HAY. Also a C.r
load of NICE CLEAN OATS. II you have any
trouble 10 get "A first-class article OF FEED lOf
your stock try me with an order. ,orn
ja 5-lm WALTER d. IODp;
MIR. A. j. STEVENS is with me, and will be
glad 10 see his friends
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Chicago Grain and Produce Maraer.

Reported by c. Il. Redford Il Co., Graip
Commission Merchants. No. 6 South Twelfth
street
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REVIEW.

The wheat market has ruled exceedingly
dull to-day and steady, though on the whole,
lower Opening was weaker at Sis May, raj
lied To oiS, and from tins point 10 close did
not auctuate over quarter of a cent. Scalpers
were about only traders. Foreign news was
not at all warike, and markets abroad were
easier This with light clearances and heavier
receipts caused by large unloadings in Duluth
took good deal of the gameness out OF mar
ket. Yet in the face of it all big operators
do not seem inclined To sell wheat.
With the present chances OF war and
weather scares, think short side is danger
Gus.
Corn steady almost nothing doing and
fluctuations nominal.
Provisions quiet and steady.
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FLOUR. MEAL, &c.
MI TDICAI.
-. ROBERTSON,

n
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FLORISTS.
~ l.. TIMBERLAKE,
FLORIST

no. 220 NORTH NINTH sTREET-'PnoNE s.
OUTFLOW Frs. FUNERAL DESIGNS,
BOUQU ETS. BASKETS, sc.
ROSES a speciality. 2jan ely.
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TOIN f. DOHERTY,
81 EAST MAIN STREET.

Always ON hand,
As FINE a STOCK OF GOODS
as can tc found 100 any Merchant Tailoring
establishments lu the country and will be made
anItrmmcd iu tine best manner. Thirty years
experience as leading cutter ought TO guar
antcc entire satisfaction, and Will bee sold at a
very moderate profit JanlG-ly
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TONSORIAL.
MISCELLANEOUS.
DEAL EsTATE INVEsTMENTs.

stocks and bonds are too uncertain, but
REAL ESTATE Don Richmond and its suburbs
is the thing 90 buy. Capital invested in real
estate Is safe and sure. stocks and bonds are
uncertain. unsafe. and subject TO the whims OF
viii do well % call ON X. B. CHAFFIN CO..
who have a large quantity Of desirable prop
,rtt f.r. ..,,I. de Il
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-09-29
The Manufacture Of Type.

Gutenberg, Roster Gf he ever lived),
and most of the early printers made
their own type, and this, indeed, is
the germ and key of the whole in
dustry. The making of typo is now
calling by itsclf-the trade of the
type-founder-bu it is most curious
that up to the invention of the type
casting machine in 1888. by an Amer
lean, David Bruce, Jun. Of New
York, there had been scarcely any
improvements in the process since
the early days. Then, as now, in all
proba bility, the type-founder cut first
his "counter-punch" of hard steel.
which stamps into the end Of the Tiny
bit Of soft steel the interior part of
the letter to be made. 1t is a patient
man who must do this work, which is
completed by cutting away all the SUI
perfuous metal outside the letter.
leaving In relief the letter A of the
desired new pattern ar new size. When
smoke-proof of his die shows the
punch-cutter that his A is perfect, he
hardens the bit Of steel, and with sue
cessive blows Of this die upon bit of
copper makes the mGtrir for any num-
letter, the metal is poured into q
mould, with these matrices at the
bottom, by hand, in the old-fashioned
way, and the letters sawn apart; but
most type are now cast in the little
casting machines, which will turn out
hundred or more type minute. The
tyne metal has been fused in great
melting rooms, where the lead, anti
mony, and tin have been mixed in
the crucibles in the proper proper
tons to form this alloy, which must be
'hard, yet not brittle; ductile, yet
tough; flowing freely, yet hardening
quickly" 1t is kept fluid in little
furnace under the casting mrchine,
whence, ms the caster turns n crank, il
is spurted by pump in just the right
quantity ito fill tiny mould which
presents itself at the spout at just the
right moment 10 receive il. The cop
per matrix forms the end Of the mould,
and as the latter jumps back with its
quickly cooling charge OF metal, the
matrix frees itself from the mould, the
upper half OF the mould pops off, and
the formed type is tossed out inStGnter.
Thence the tiny bits 90 to the Teak-
ers, boys who break off the waste
''jets" of metal; rubbers, with leath-
unprotected fingers, sitting at large
circular stones, rub down the rough
edges; girls set the types up in long
rows into a ''dressing-block," in
which they are held while the dresser
with planning tool grooves their un-
derstandings and shaves their sides
perfectly true, After passing the in
spection Of his magnifying-glass, the
good letters 90 to haven Of rest to
await the printers orders, while the
bad are committed again to the
fames.-R. r. BoDker, IN Harper s
Magazine.
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Autograph on a Brick.

Half century ago there was a
brickyard on the north side Of the
road at the foot Of the Ames hill, so
called, near what Is now the Messrs.
Riggs tannery. One day Captain i.
V. Stewart, then 80 years Of age, was
in that yard, and while walking
around among the unburned brick
which were scattered about he picked
up sharp stick and careicssly wrote
the following upon one Of themi IF.
V. Stewart, 1886. This brick, with
others, went into the Kiln. and was
burned, and afterward was laid int
the walls Of the Old South church
(erected that year). Nothing more
was thought Of the matter until =
short time ago, when, rs workmen
were cleaning the brick from the
walls of the church burned in the
great fire, the identical brick was
brought To light--as perfect in shape
as when laid. and with the inscrip-
ton upon it as plain as print. This
valuable relic was carefully preserved
by Mrs. j. r. Thwing till Mr. Stewards
return from Boston, when she pre-
scented it to him. Mr. Stewart is now
so years of age, and he says IL would
take big sum of money 10 get that
brick away from him.--bdrTt112tOa
Me Chronicle.
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Garfield's Financial Affairs.

Tic North american RevieaO contains
some autobiographical notes furnished
to Edmund Kirke as materials for a
life Of President Garfield, from which
the following is takeni
BY 1857 was out of debt for college
expenses, and even with the world At
the time of my marriage-Nov. IL,
1851 had accumulated about 81, 200
the result Of my salary and Of lect-
uring before some literary associa-
tons. We lived very economically and
frugally, and-still continuing to teach
and lccturc-I was worth when / went
into the army in July. 1861, about
$4,000.
After about years service In the
army / returned home deadly sick.
and, when sufficiently recovered went
on to Washington to serve on the Fiiz
John Porter court-martial. On my re-
turn home l was assigned to Rose
Grams, who then commanded the Army
of the Cumberland. | was at home
only one day and two nights, but
during that time | bought the house
at Hiram, for which l paid $1,000.
While l was away with Rosecrans at
at this time my wife built an addition
to the Hiram house, at the cost of a
thousand dollars. When / returned
from the war in December, 1868, / was
worth this house. costing 1920, and
nearly $1,000 besides; that is, while in
the army had saved about $1,000.
If they propose to discuss the ques-
ton Of honesty here is point. During
my army life, as the chief of Rose
Grams staff, was asked twenty times
a day to grant permits to go through
the lines and trade in cotton. BY
doing this | could have made myself
rich; and yet came out of my two and
a half years service. having saved in
all that time only S2,O00-and my pay
as Brigadier had been 5000 a year,
and for the last few months, as Major
General. 5000. Ihad to pay for my
own horse and uniform, though we
have some few allowances. / had, OF
course 10 live like gentleman and to
support my family, but neither my
wife nor | spent money needlessly. F.. :.
served in the army up TO the 9th OF
December. 1868, resigned one day. and
took my seat in Congress the next.
had not even time, coming direct from
the field as | did with dispatches, to
get suit of civilians clothes. l de-
livered my dispatches to Lincoln and
Halleck from Rosecrans, went over
the ground with them, and then took
my seat in the House. / staid in Wash
ington alone the first winter. leaving
my wife and our little Harry at Hiram.
When | got home from that session,
and we were sitting together in our
little parlor, my wife slipped into my
had made. In it she had figured out
that we had heen married four years
and three-quarters and lived together
only twenty weeks.